MAZESOFT8 Software

for learning and memory in rodents

Description
Key features
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Description

MAZESOFT-8 is complete and easy-to-use software for monitoring radial maze experiments. It has been specially designed to work with the Panlab radial maze apparatus equipped with rows of infrared photocells for the automated detection of animal position. 

The software allows for the full control of the arm doors either manually (by means of a button panel in the computer screen) or automatically, when a trained subject is being tested.

MAZESOFT-8 allows the user setting any of the standard protocols for the study of working and reference memory in laboratory animals. The protocols are easy to configure, the user only have to enter some important parameters: designation of the baited arms, conditions to stop the experiments, time-interval between each trial, doors monitoring mode, criterion for considering the arm visited… Each protocol configuration can be saved and opened for use when necessary. A “trial header” can be used for recording all the necessary information associated with the current experiment (code of trial, experimenter, challenge, dose, subject identification, comments).

In MAZESOFT-8, the maze is virtually divided into 17 sections: 8 equally sized arms (each one divided into proximal and distal section) and a central area. One experiment can be composed of several trials, depending on the number of experimental groups and animals per group used in the study. The system considers an arm being visited when the subject has been detected in the distal part of the arm. During each trial, the elapsed time, permanence time in each area and current position of the animal can be visualized in real-time. Real-time information about the animal position and the number of visits made are also graphically shown on the screen. A Runtime data panel shows the cumulated number of working and reference memory errors together with other important data (response latency, number and list of visits and entries into the arms etc…)

MAZESOFT-8 provides a summary data table containing the complete information about each session (subject name, group, date) together with all the integrated data of interest. The tables of session can be re-organised before exportation according to parameters previously entered in the trial header (by subjects, by groups, by experimenter, etc.). Data from the summary data base as well as the detailed chronological listing of the animal positions for each session can be easily exported to Excel.

 

Specs

Computer requirements 2,2 GHz processor or higher (Celeron processor not supported), 2 Gb of RAM with PCI 32-bit bus master expansion slot available and 1 free USB for the License key, need installed printer
Graphic Card Requirements 256 colours palette graphics card for 1024x768 pixels, 32-bit true colour RGB display
Software requirements Windows™ XP (SP2 or higher) or Vista 32, Windows 7 compatible operating system

How to order

MAZESOFT-8 Software 

MAZESOFT8 V2.0

76-0144

Mazesoft-8 Software LE766 and L768 radial maze models

How to order

Please contact our local delegates or contact us directly for receiving a quote.

 

Key features

  • Complete and easy-to-use for standard experiment
  • Use of photoelectrical cell technology for animal position detection
  • Manual or automatic control of the doors
  • Provides integrated parameters (number of errors, number of distinct arms visited...)
  • Data reports can be re-organised according to factors entered in the trial header (animal, groups...)
  • Data exportation to Excel
  • RS232/USB communications (no PCI needed)

 

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